Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hillsborough County, FL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 1,279,861 population of Hillsborough County, Florida comprised of 330,516 people who identified as Hispanic (25.82%), and 949,345 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hillsborough County, Florida with a population of 970,100 (75.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 222,805 (17.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 48,151 (3.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2012, with a population of 674,369 (52.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 295,731 (23.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 201,574 (15.75%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Hillsborough, Florida.

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Population By Race in Hillsborough , FL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 222,805 17.41%
White Alone 970,100 75.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,602 0.52%
Asian Alone 48,151 3.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,608 0.13%
Two Or More Races 30,595 2.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Hillsborough , FL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21,231 1.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 295,731 23.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,399 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,549 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 759 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,847 0.61%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 201,574 15.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 674,369 52.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,203 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 46,602 3.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 849 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 22,748 1.78%